Necktie



May 26, 1959 8 H. BERGHE'IM NECKTIE Original Filed Feb. 21, 1956 u W W w.W m W 0% m M N am l m. m w A a a M F v 2 II L 3 United States PatentNECKTIE Herbert Bergheim, Kings Point,

application February 21, 1956,, Serial No. 566,837. Divided and thisapplication November 20, 1956, Serial No. 623,369

1 Claim. (Cl. 2'-146) My invention relates broadly to neckties and moreparticularly to neckties having symmetrically arranged side webbing withlongitudinally extending multiple folds therein, coextensive with theentire length of the front section of the necktie, the multiple foldsprogressively reducing in width from the rear to the front of thenecktie and terminating in a central ornamental front display panel.

I This application is a division of my application Serial No. 566,837,filed February 21, 1956, now Patent No. 2,800,661, dated July 30, 1957,for Neckties;

Oneof the objects of my invention is to provide a. construction ofnecktie which includes an expansible web formed in opposite sides of thefront section of the necktie when viewed slightly in profile forenhancing the aesthetic effect of the necktie.

Another object of my invention is to provide a construction of necktiein which the front portion is connected with a rear portion by sideinserts constituted by a multiplicity of superimposed folds which arespreadable to produce a highly aesthetic effect and to provide ribs forreinforcing the tie for maintenance of the shape of the tie over a longperiod of wear.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a consti'uction ofnecktie having in its front section a central display panel flanked oneach side by multi-folded web sections coextensive with the longitudinaldimension of the display panel and where the transverse dimension 'ofeach of the multi-folded web sections progressively reduce in width fromthe rear to the front of the necktie providing an unobstructed view ofthe marginal portions of the multi-folded web sections for the entirelength of the front section of the necktie whereby the ornamentationprovided by the marginal portions of the multifolded web sectionssupplement the ornamental eifect of the central display panel for theentire length of the front section of the necktie.

Other and further objects of my invention relate to a construction ofnecktie by which the necktie may be stiifened and the shape therebyretained over a long period of wearing life as set forth more fully inthe specification hereinafter following by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the necktie structure embodying myinvention;

Fig. 2 shows a rear view of the necktie shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view looking at the front of the display end ofthe necktie, the front being broken away to illustrate the echelonarrangement of the multiple fold inserts in each side of the necktie;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the display end of the necktieillustrated in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is an end view looking up at the bottom of the display end of thenecktie.

Patented May 26, 1959 My invention is directed to a construction ofnecktie which possesses superior wearing qualities and includes meansfor reinforcing the necktie for. maintenance of the shape of the necktieover a long wearing life of the necktie superior to conventional necktieconstruction.

I construct the display end of the necktie separate and apart from theneckband portion and the opposite terminating end of the necktie andsubsequently connect the display end of the necktie to the neckbandportion. The display end of the necktie according to my invention isformed by an ornamental front and back portion which are interconnectedat their opposite sides by inserts formed by multiple-foldedlongitudinally extending sections. These multiple-folded longitudinalsections are stitched along their edges to the front and back portionsof the necktie. The longitudinally extending multiple folded inserts maybe arranged with their folds in echelon in which event the front panelof the display portion of the necktie is formed narrower than the rearpanel of the necktie and the multiple-folded inserts provide a step-likeformation at opposite borders of the front panel producing a mostaesthetic and ornamental appearance. The multiple folded inserts at eachside of the necktie porvide a third dimensional or depth eflfect to thedisplay portion of the necktie when viewed slightly in profile. Themultiple folds constitute strengthening ribs extending longitudinally atopposite sides of the front and rear panels of the display end of thenecktie and eliminate curling and distortion of the necktie, insuring along wearing life while maintaining a fresh aesthetic appearance.

Referring to the drawings in more detail, reference character 25designates the display portion of the necktie terminating in an endportion interconnected by the stitched connection 27. The displayportion 25 includes a front panel 28 and a rear panel 29, where thefront panel 28 is substantially narrower in width than the rear panel29. The longitudinally extending marginal edges of the two panels 28 and29 are interconnected by the left-hand side web section 30 and theright-hand inserted web section 31.

The front panel 28 hasthe marginal edges 32 and 33 thereof turnedinwardly. The" marginal edges of the left-hand and right-hand sideweb-inserted sections 30 and 31 are turned inwardly as represented at 36and 37, and are connected by concealed threads with inturned marginaledges 34 and 35 of the rear panel 29. The left and right-hand sideweb-inserted sections 31 have a multiplicity of folds arranged inechelon. That is to say, the left-hand and right-hand side web-insertedsections progress outwardly step-by-step in opposite directions from thefront panel 28 and connect with the rear panel 29. The aesthetic effectproduced is that of a multiplicity of ornamental extending edges onopposite sides of the front panel 28. These multiple folds at each sideof the front panel 28 give a third dimensional effect when the necktieis viewed partially in profile from either side thereof. That is to saythe central display panel 28 is flanked on opposite sides by themulti-folded webbing 30 and 31 which provide the aesthetic ornamentaland mechanically reinforcing effect.

The front and rear panels 28 and 29 and the multiple folded left-handand right-hand side inserted web sections 30 and 31 are stitched to thedisplay section 25 of the necktie as represented at 38, viewed from thefront of the necktie as in Fig. 1, and at 39 as viewed from the oppositeside of the necktie as in Fig. 2.

The terminating end portion 26 of the necktie is provided with a lining40 which is stitched at one end i to the terminating end portion of thenecktie by a spirally arranged stitching 41 and at the other end bystitching 48. The terminating end of the necktie 26 has the marginaledges thereof turned inwardly as represented at 42 3 v and 43 as shownmore clearly in Fig. 6. The ends of the lining are turned inwardly asrepresented at 44 and 45. These inturned edges are stitched in a mannerwhich conceals the stitches and obscures the stitches from externalview. A rear strap 46 is provided on the back of the rear panel 29 forreceiving the terminating end 26 of the necktie when the necktie is tiedin a wearing position.

The side-web-inserted sections 30 and 31 are preformed in the clothsections before the cloth sections are inserted between the front andrear panel of the necktie. That is, the multiple folds or creases arepressed therein so that they retain their shape and reinforce theopposite edges of the front and rear panels. The folds are not intendedto reverse themselves and accordingly may be creased very firmly intothe multiple folds of the inserted sections. The inserted sections,while being freely expansible intermediate their opposite ends, aregathered at their opposite ends; that is, the upper ends of the inserts30 and 31 are attached to the display portion of the necktie 25 at 38and 39, While the lower end thereof terminates as represented in Fig. 7.

The side web-inserted sections 30 and 31 are stitched at their upperends 30A and 31A at 38 and 39, whereas at their lower ends these insertsare turned inwardly and folded as represented in Figs. 8 and 9 andconnected by the concealed stitches 47 similar to the stitching of thelongitudinal sections or webbings of the necktie 30 and 31 and connectedat 30B and 31B. These inserts 30 and'31 are coextensive with the frontpanel 28 and do not terminate short of the end of the front panel 28.Thus, the side web inserts give a third dimensional effect for theentire length of the necktie when viewed in pro- .file, commencing in aposition adjacent the top of the display portion of the necktie toperipheral edges of the terminating end of the display portion of thenecktie. Each of the side web-inserted sections are expansible and toprovide for the required third dimensional effect, I construct theseinserted web sections of a width which is slightly less than the frontpanel of the necktie. That is to say, for a front panel 28, having amaximum width of approximately 1%" the side web-inserted sections 30 and31 have a maximum exposed width of 1 /2". I L The V-shaped stitching 38nd 39 is so located in the 45 2,371,947

necktie that this stitching is concealed by the knot or loop of thenecktie when the necktie is tied in a four-inhand manner.

I have found the construction of the necktie of my invention disclosedherein highly practical and effective and although I have described byinvention in certain preferred embodiments I realize that modificationsmay be made, and I desire that it be understood that no limitations uponmy invention are intended other than may be imposed by the scope of theappended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is as follows:

A necktie comprising a longitudinally extending rear panel, acoextensive front panel, having the opposite peripheral edge portionsthereof turned inwardly into surface contact with the front surface ofsaid rear panel and the rear surface of said front panel, said frontpanel having a width substantially less than the width of said rearpanel, a pair of separate sections of multiple folded webbing located onopposite sides of said front panel with the folds of said webbingarranged in echelon-extending progressively from the longitudinal edgeofsaid 'rear panel to the adjacent longitudinal edge of said front panel,said separate sections of multiple folded webbing having longitudinallyextending peripheral edge portions coextensive with the lengths of saidfront and rear panels and terminating with the free end of said frontpanel, one of the edge portions of said multiple folded webbing sectionsbeing connected with the inwardly turned edge portions of said frontpanel at each side of said front panel, the folds of said multiplefolded webbing sections each having a transverse width less than thetransverse "width of said front panel enabling the front panel'of saidnecktie and said multiple folded webbing sections to be expanded andcontracted with respect to the rear panel for displaying said multiplefolded sections of webbing in perspective at each side of said frontpanel.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D.150,851 Grinoch Sept. 7, 1948 D. 166,404 Melville Apr. 8 1952 r2,272,017 Mahoney Feb. 3, 19 42 Benson Mar. 20, 1945

